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The Lord Mayor of York is the chairman of City of York Council, first citizen and civic head of York. The appointment is made by the council each year in May, at the same time appointing a sheriff, the city's other civic head. York's lord mayor is second only to the Lord Mayor of London in precedence. [1]
He married his second wife Frances, daughter of Thomas Harrison, a York merchant. [3] [1] [4] William was made a freeman of the city c. 1558. [5] He also held several offices in the city. Notably those of chamberlain (1563–64); sheriff (1568–69 and 1607–08); [2] alderman and Lord mayor (1581–82 and 1594–95). [3]
Among the earliest family was Thomas Harrison (1504–1595) who was the Mayor of York, England. [6] The two Virginia Harrison lines share similar coats of arms, both issued in English heraldry. They feature helmets and shields emblazoned by gold eagles on a dark field with supporters.
Thomas Harrison was baptised 16 July 1616, second of four children and only son of Richard Harrison, four times mayor of Newcastle-under-Lyme, and his wife Mary. In 1646, he married his cousin Catherine Harrison; they had three children, all of whom died as infants. [1]
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Arms of Robinson of Newby: Vert, a chevron between three bucks at gaze or The Red House, built for Robinson c.1714 with later additions. Newby Park, later Baldersby Park. Sir William Robinson, 1st Baronet (19 November 1655 – 22 December 1736), 1st Baronet of Newby-on-Swale, Yorkshire, was an English Whig politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons between 1689 and 1722.
Thomas Dickenson (Dickinson), a merchant of York, was an adherent of the Parliamentary cause during the English Civil War. He was also a sheriff, alderman, and twice Lord Mayor of York and a Member of Parliament for York during the Protectorate .
Terry was elected Lord Mayor for the fourth and final time in 1891, and remained popular among York residents, with arranged activities such as citywide galas, picnics and church services at the York Minster all funded by the Lord Mayor. [14] York City Council (1980) writes that his name "appeared at the head of every charitable subscription ...